cook islands (born 1973)
The sound of a drum beat echoes across a calm sea
The waters ripple as a chant can be heard through the wind
It is a call to the Vaerua
searching for its path
as it longs to return home.
Itiri Ngaro
The sound of a drum beat echoes across a calm sea
The waters ripple as a chant can be heard through the wind
It is a call to the Vaerua
searching for its path
as it longs to return home.
Itiri Ngaro
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Te ’oki’anga o te vaerua 2007
(The returning of the soul)
digital video disc
duration 300 seconds, looped collection of the artist Itiri Ngaro has been working in the film industry for over a decade and has gained a significant reputation as a gifted Pacific video-maker. His new work is powerfully evocative of a suspenseful vision which encounters unexpected risks. In a dream sequence, having all the qualities of a visionary journey, the figure meets the force of nature’s elements. The artist uses the ideas of autobiography to convey actions that appear like elemental symbols marking difficult human endeavours. |
